National Culinary Review

NEWSWORTHY

Paul O’Toole, CEC, AAC, executive
chef at Deerfield Golf and Tennis Club,
Newark, Del., hosts his monthly Chefs
Move to Schools demonstration at
UrbanPromise School in Wilmington,
Del., in February. Since O’Toole’s
visit to the White House with ACF in
June 2010, he has visited the school
monthly, hosting talks about the
origins of fruits, vegetables, meats and
fish and the effects of food on body
performance, and conducting hands-on
demonstrations with students ages 7-14.
Catherine Dolan, head of the school,
says children are beginning to suggest
healthier selections at the grocery store.

IN MEMORIAM

We mourn the passing of our fellow culinarians, who meant so much to the industry and to the American Culinary Federation.

Raymond A. Delfino, CEC, CCA, AAC

ACF Chefs de Cuisine of the Inland Northwest

Carl F. Horne, CEC

ACF Sarasota Bay Chefs Association

Peter Montan, AAC

ACF Greater Miami Chapter Epicurean Club

Donald J. Wertheimer

ACF Chefs de Cuisine Society of Oregon

SAN DIEGO CHEFS CELEBRATE 50 YEARS OF
EXCELLENCE
PENNSYLVANIA
STUDENTS COMPETE
IN ANNUAL CAKE
COMPETITION

Tom Adams with Chef of the Year trophy.

This year, Chefs de Cuisine Association of San Diego will celebrate its 50th anniversary. To start the commemoration, the chapter held its 36th annual Chef of the Year Awards Banquet at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, San Diego, Feb. 13. The celebration honored the chapter’s 50th Chef of the Year Tom Adams, baking/ pastry instructor at San Diego Mesa College, San Diego, and included a silent auction, with proceeds benefiting the chapter’s education foundation. The chapter also presented its commemorative 50th anniversary President’s Medallion to several recipients. Guests enjoyed celebrating the chapter’s history, with memorabilia spanning six banquet tables. The chapter named Alex Estevez, a student at The Art Institute of California–San Diego, Student Chef of the Year; Jones Dairy Farm, Fort Atkinson, Wis., Outstanding Purveyor of the Year; and Specialty Produce, San Diego, Purveyor of the Year.

In May, ACF members will vote electronically for the 2011-2013 Board of Directors. Update your contact information, especially your e-mail address, at www.acfchefs.org or call (800) 624-9458. To be eligible to vote, membership dues must have been paid by March 31, 2011. For questions about the election, contact Mark Kent, CEC, chair, ACF Nominations & Elections Committee, (330) 972-2349 or mk6@uakron.edu.

CAST YOUR VOTE

Fourteen students from Pennsylvania College of Technology’s advanced cake-decorating course competed in the college’s sixth annual cake competition March 3 in Williamsport, Pa. The competition, sponsored by CalJava International, challenged students to create three-tier cakes inspired by “Harry Potter.” Judges evaluated aesthetics, techniques and difficulty before naming Katrina Snelgrove the grand-prize winner. First place was awarded to Terri Smith. Robin Bingham, CPC, earned second place, and Brittany DeLousia, CPC, third place. Heather Ferguson received the People’s Choice Award. Winners received cake-decorating equipment and supplies. Donations from spectators went to YWCA of Northcentral PA’s Liberty House, which provides rooms for homeless women and women with children and offers programs to assist them in becoming self-sufficient.